Jane Fonda: How to Not Lose Yourself Right Now
4/14/20261 hr
Today we’re sharing our electric conversation with Jane Fonda. This one feels especially right for this moment—because so many of us are asking the same questions Jane has been answering with her life: How do we keep aging without disappearing? How do we stay awake—to our bodies, to each other, to the truth—when everything feels so chaotic and overwhelming? Jane reminds us that getting older doesn’t mean getting quieter—it can mean getting whole. Not perfection, but integration. Not waiting until you have it all figured out—but showing up as you are and doing your part.
- How she left her body as a child—and found her way back decades later
- Why the goal isn’t perfection—it’s becoming whole
- What she’s learned about love, power, and choosing herself
- How she kept showing up through backlash, surveillance, and public attacks
- Why you don’t have to be ready—you just have to begin About Jane: Jane Fonda is a two-time Academy Award-winning actor (Best Actress in 1971 for Klute and in 1978 for Coming Home), producer, author, activist, and fitness guru. Her career has spanned over 50 years, accumulating a body of film work that includes over 45 films and crucial work on behalf of political causes such as women’s rights, Native Americans, and the environment. She is a seven-time Golden Globe winner and was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2021, Stanley Kubrick Excellence in Film Award as part of BAFTA’s Britannia Awards in 2019, AFI Life Achievement Award winner in 2014, and Honorary Palme d’Or honoree in 2007. Follow We Can Do Hard Things on: Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/wecandohardthings
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First 90 secondsAmanda Doyle· Host0:00
Content warning that in today's very special episode, we reference the existence of past sexual abuse and ongoing eating disorder recovery. Please take care of yourself.
Glennon Doyle· Host0:11
Welcome to We Can Do Hard Things, everybody. Today, we are sharing our conversation, our beautiful, funny, deep, healing, epic conversation with the epic Jane effing Fonda. This conversation with Jane feels especially right for this moment because so many of us are asking the same questions she's been answering publicly with her life. How do we keep aging without disappearing? How do we stay awake to our bodies, to each other, to the truth, while our country feels so chaotic and overwhelming? How do we stay brave day after day, year after year? Jane reminds us that getting older doesn't mean getting quieter. It means getting wholer, getting braver, getting louder. She reminds us that the goal isn't perfection, it's alignment, it's integration, it's matching your insides with your outsides, and that activism isn't something you do once you have your life all sorted out. You just show up as you are. You join a movement that moves you, and you speak your mind. In this conversation,